years -By 1860‚ there were 33 states and the U.S. was the 4th most populous country in the western world. -Standards of living and disease increased due to population -Europe immigrants- Europe running out of room The Emerald Isle Moves West -1840’s- Irish came to America from potato rot (which caused famine). Irish- Roman Catholic‚ politically powerful‚ didn’t own much‚ were hated by workers of factories‚ hated the blacks‚ and hated the British. The German Forty-Fighters -1830-1860‚ Germans
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The Supreme Court is a very powerful part of the government. The Supreme Court is the highest federal court in the United States. This court has a higher power than any other court in the nation meaning that they alone decide the meaning of the constitution. The Supreme Court has nine justices that decide the constitutionality of cases that petition them. The Supreme Court derives their power through “judicial review” Judicial review is the act of declaring of a law or act of another branch as constitutional
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100‚000 miles of border the United States has? The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major act of congress involving imports and exports into the United States. Signed on July 4th‚ 1789 by President George Washington‚ the Tariff Act gave the authority to “lay and collect taxes‚ duties‚ imports and excises” and to “regulate commerce with foreign nations” (www.enotes.com‚ 2006). Not more than just four weeks later‚ on July 31‚ 1789‚ another major act of congress was put into place which established
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ORIGINS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION The causes of the French Revolution of 1787-1789 (Solé 3) is a subject worthy of investigation because the revolt is an event of crucial importance in Western History. It marked the end of feudalism and the beginning of democracy in France‚ and can be seen as a turning point for liberty in Europe. To quote the German author Goethe‚ ‘From this place‚ and from this day‚ commences a new era in the world’s history’ (Wright 2). In 1774 when Louis XVI ascended
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immigration to the United States between 1840 and 1860. List THREE ways that these groups differed? 2. Explain the rise of Nativism during the 1840s. What ignited the 1844 “Bible Riots” in Philadelphia? 3. How did the Massachusetts Supreme Court case of Commonwealth vs. Hunt impact labor unions? 4. Why did “new” immigrants generally favor the Democrats over the Whigs? 5. What economic and political forces encouraged westward expansion during the 1840s? “California Bank Notes”: Santa
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Reliques of Irish Poetry‚ Consisting of Heroic Poems‚ Odes‚ Elegies and Songs‚ Translated into English Verse: With Notes Explanatory and Historical; and the Originals in the Irish Character: To which is Subjoined an Irish Tale (Dublin: George Bonham 1789) and The School for Christians‚ in Dialogues‚ for the Use of Children (Dublin: Bernard Doornin 1791). Charlotte Brooke was born in 1740 in Rantavan House‚ Mullagh‚ Co Cavan. She was one of two children of Henry Brooke and Letrice Digby from a family
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DBQ Essay: What were the major causes of the French Revolution? (Discuss three.) The major cause of the French Revolution was the disputes between the different types of social classes in French society. The French Revolution of 1789-1799 was one of the most important events in the history of the world. The Revolution led to many changes in France‚ which at the time of the Revolution was the most powerful state in Europe. The Revolution led to the development of new political forces such as democracy
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period of American history‚ from 1781 to 1789‚ a very important time in the nation’s development. Having rebelled against royal authority‚ the collection of American colonies‚ now become a collection of American states‚ had to form a new government. This government was the Articles of Confederation‚ a basic constitution‚ which was ratified by all the states in 1781 before the Revolutionary War ended. But from their conception in 1781 to their abandonment in 1789‚ the Articles were totally inadequate
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Utah was part of Mexico 5. 1840s witnessed an intensification of the old belief that God intended the American nation to reach the Pacific Ocean‚ the term became shorthanded for this expansionist spirit “manifest destiny.”* B. The Mexican Frontier: New Mexico and California 1. Mexico
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and consent of the Senate‚ to appoint Judges of the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life there for‚ each nomination to the Supreme Court has a long-lasting influence on the Courts decisions. Since the Supreme Court began in 1789 there have been 160 nominations for Supreme Court justices‚ 124 of which were approved‚ six of which chose not to serve. (Senate Statistics)The United State constitution has our supreme court justice nominated by the president and approved by the senate
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